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Jakarta vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 9.9% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Jakarta

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and clothing in Jakarta are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Jakarta. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 47.6% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP147.32	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP85.71	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP11.68	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.86	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	-47.3%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP12.24	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	+30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP48.81	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	+2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP78.90	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP33.16	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	-24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP33.41	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.38	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	+64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP9.27	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	+7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.42	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP10.44	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	+5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP9.17	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.25	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	+99.9%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP61.12	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP439.28	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	-60.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	+44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP291.96	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	-83.4%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Gaborone	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP744.64	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP755.42	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	+35.9%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	+21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	+206.6%
Average			+114.0%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP32.14	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	+19.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP32.75	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP52.50	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP461.48	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP96.43	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	-47.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP656.25	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP348.21	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	+34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	-3.4%
Average			+14.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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